Configuration parameters

Discover the configuration parameters within Beefree SDK.

Passing Configurations to Beefree SDK

Once you have initialized your Beefree application, you can pass a series of configuration parameters to it.

The following code displays an example of a default configuration:

var beeConfig = {
    uid: 'CmsUserName', // [mandatory]
    container: 'bee-plugin-container', // [mandatory]
    autosave: 30, // [optional, default:false]
    language: 'en-US', // [optional, default:'en-US']
    trackChanges: true, // [optional, default: false] 
    specialLinks: specialLinks, // [optional, default:[]] 
    mergeTags: mergeTags, // [optional, default:[]]
    mergeContents: mergeContents, // [optional, default:[]]
    preventClose: false, // [optional, default:false]
    editorFonts : {}, // [optional, default: see description]
    contentDialog : {}, // [optional, default: see description]
    defaultForm : {}, // [optional, default: {}]
    roleHash : "", // [optional, default: ""]
    rowDisplayConditions : {}, // [optional, default: {}]
    workspace: { // [optional, default: {type : 'default'}]
        editSingleRow: false // [optional, default: false]},
    },
    commenting: false, // [optional, default: false]}
    commentingThreadPreview: true, // [optional, default: true]}
    commentingNotifications: true, // [optional, default: true]}
    disableLinkSanitize: true, // [optional, default: false]}
    loadingSpinnerDisableOnSave: false, // [optional, default: false]}
    loadingSpinnerDisableOnDialog: true, // [optional, default: false]}
    onSave: function(jsonFile, htmlFile) { /* Implements function for save */ }, // [optional]
    onChange: function(jsonFile, response) { /* Implements function for change */ }, // [optional]
    onSaveAsTemplate: function(jsonFile) { /* Implements function for save as template (only JSON file) */ }, // [optional]
    onAutoSave: function(jsonFile) { /* Implements function for auto save */ }, // [optional]
    onSend: function(htmlFile) { /* Implements function to send the message */ }, // [optional]
    onLoad: function(jsonFile) { /* Implements function to perform an action once the template is loaded */}, // [optional]
    onError: function(errorMessage) { /* Implements function to handle error messages */ }, // [optional]
    onWarning: function(alertMessage) { /* Implements function to handle error messages */ }, // [optional]
    translations: {
        'bee-common-widget-bar': {
            content: 'MODULES',
        },
        // additional translations...
    },
    // other properties...
};

Parameters

The following table provides a description of the parameters.

ParameterDescriptionRequiredDefault

uid

An alphanumeric string that identifies the user and allows the plugin to load resources for that user (e.g. images).

  • Min length: 3 characters

  • Can contain letters from a to z (uppercase or lowercase), numbers and the special characters _ (underscore) and – (dash)

  • It is a string and not a numeric value

It uniquely identifies a user of the Plugin. When we say “uniquely”, we mean that:

  • It will be counted as a unique user for monthly billing purposes.

  • Images (and other files) used by the user when creating and editing messages will be associated with it and not visible to other users (when using the default storage).

Yes

container

Identifies the id of div element that contains BEE Plugin

Yes

language

4-letter language identifier (e.g. “en-US”, ISO 639-1 format).

Available Languages

No

"en-US"

Events and Methods

The following table provides descriptions of the events and methods:

Events and MethodsDescriptionRequiredDefault

trackChanges

Track message changes in the editor via the “onChange” callback. See “Tracking message changes” for further details.

No

false

specialLinks

An array of custom links that may be used in the message (e.g. unsubscribe). See “extending the editor” for further details.

No

[]

mergeTags

An array of merge tags that may be used in the message (e.g. first name of the recipient). See “extending the editor” for further details.

No

[]

mergeContents

An array of content elements that may be used in the message (e.g. small blocks of HTML). See “extending the editor” for further details.

No

[]

preventClose

Whether an alert should be shown when the user attempts to leave the page before saving.

No

false

editorFonts

Customize the list of available fonts in the editor’s text toolbar and the BODY settings panel. See “Font management” for further details.

No

See “Font management” for the default object.

roleHash

Identifies the user role:

  • Minimum length is 8, maximum is 30

  • Alphanumerical string only: No whitespaces, no special characters such as “_” and “-“

See “Roles and permissions” for further details.

No

""

rowDisplayConditions

Allows for conditional statements in email messages. See “Display Conditions” for further details.

No

{}

workspace

Configure the initial workspace for loading the editor. Currently used for AMP content visibility. See “Workspaces” for further details.

No

{type : 'default'}

contentDialog

Allows to exchange data with BEE Plugin using a UI layer you control. See the “Content Dialog” page for the complete reference.

No

{}

defaultForm

This should contain a structure object with the form data. See “Passing forms to the builder” for further details.

No

{}

commenting

Enables commenting on content blocks and rows. See Commenting for further details.

No

false

commentingThreadPreview

Enables a pop-over preview on the stage for comments.

No

true

commentingNotifications

Enables notifications of new comments in co-editing.

No

true

disableLinkSanitize

Disables link validation for URLs, including telephone number or SMS to enable merge content use.

No

false

loadingSpinnerDisableOnSave

Controls the visibility of the builder in a loading state.

No

false

loadingSpinnerDisableOnDialog

Controls the visibility of the builder in a loading state.

No

false

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